75. Worry

When the duo finally reached the office building, they parked their car outside the parking garage where two vans waited for them to pick them up. Nicolas followed Dianne inside the building as they walked toward the elevator and pressed the button for the second floor.

While waiting to be picked up, Nicolas’s attention was drawn towards a woman, whose dark hair curled at the ends, as she stood in line for the lifts. He watched as she crossed her arms in front of her chest, leaning against the wall as she closed her eyes and let out a quiet sigh, which was audible from where Nicolas was standing. He found himself staring at her and wondered what she was thinking about at that precise moment.

He watched the door of the lift open and a group of women emerged from the lift and stepped out into the hallway. Their loud voices carried throughout the entire corridor as they argued about something. Nicolas frowned, trying to figure out the reason why they were arguing so loudly.

Nicolas just